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Got the rest of this week off before I start the new job on Monday (more money to spend on fishing, just don't tell the missus I got a huge payrise :wink:...).
Anyway, decided to try out a mark which is normally fished for mullet, i have had some 6 mullet sessions down there in the past, which for mullet, is pretty darn good!!
I figured there really should be wrasse and bass there, in fact I have seen a big bass follow me in before and spook a shoal of 5lb mullet off the feed.
HRF homemades it is.
After a while I was wondering why there were no wrasse there and think it might be because they haven't seen a lure before and maybe don't know it's for eating?? It's not too deep a mark, water there on a spring low, boulders like cars, sunken heads, kelp etc etc, ticks all the boxes.
I eventually found they were hanging out close to the cliff edges and large rocks, not any takes in "open" water. Odd, but there are huss and eels down there at night, maybe they know better than to venture too far?
Anyway, finally started to get a few very cautious bites and eventually got into the fish ending with 7, the biggest went 3-12, big fat lips on it like a big wrasse does but alas it was short and not too fat.
small ballan, about 1.5lb
is this a ballan? Not sure about the markings around the head. but looking at the other species it may just be a pale ballan rather than a female corkwing or rock cook. About 12oz, not weighed.
nicely marked ballan about 2lb or so. Love the lateral line.
And this one with a big head and small body, check out those lips!! Weighed it and it went 3-12.
Had about 3 or 4 others and numerous follows but nothing worth a photo.
Also tried for a bass with some Sayori Shads and white Xlayers but no joy, couple of hits on the Aji (that's the colour, clear with a green back) Sayori but likely wrasse as well since I was working it slow bouncing between the boulders.
Water was kind of clear, not much swell but a fairly stiff SE breeze.
Anyway, decided to try out a mark which is normally fished for mullet, i have had some 6 mullet sessions down there in the past, which for mullet, is pretty darn good!!
I figured there really should be wrasse and bass there, in fact I have seen a big bass follow me in before and spook a shoal of 5lb mullet off the feed.
HRF homemades it is.
After a while I was wondering why there were no wrasse there and think it might be because they haven't seen a lure before and maybe don't know it's for eating?? It's not too deep a mark, water there on a spring low, boulders like cars, sunken heads, kelp etc etc, ticks all the boxes.
I eventually found they were hanging out close to the cliff edges and large rocks, not any takes in "open" water. Odd, but there are huss and eels down there at night, maybe they know better than to venture too far?
Anyway, finally started to get a few very cautious bites and eventually got into the fish ending with 7, the biggest went 3-12, big fat lips on it like a big wrasse does but alas it was short and not too fat.




Had about 3 or 4 others and numerous follows but nothing worth a photo.
Also tried for a bass with some Sayori Shads and white Xlayers but no joy, couple of hits on the Aji (that's the colour, clear with a green back) Sayori but likely wrasse as well since I was working it slow bouncing between the boulders.
Water was kind of clear, not much swell but a fairly stiff SE breeze.
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